Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Career Path
The Manufacturing Industry is a great place to work if you’re interested in well-paying jobs in a hands-on environment.
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Advanced Manufacturing Industry – Earn Up
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Industry News and Updates
JAA pivots on Cecil, looking to build on R&D activity at site
JAA pivots on Cecil, looking to build on R&D activity at site (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) --For more than a decade, spaceflight launches at Cecil Air and Spaceport has been a goal of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, with plans of...
Jacksonville at the center of Boeing’s data collection efforts
Jacksonville at the center of Boeing's data collection efforts (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) --While maintenance, repair and overhaul work is done to fix problems on planes across the U.S., Jacksonville will be at the center of Boeing's data...
Stellar Energy opens Normandy Campus in West Jacksonville
Stellar Energy opens Normandy Campus in West Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The Stellar Energy Normandy Campus is open for business. The 510,433-square-foot facility operates at the former Baker Hughes GE Oil & Gas factory at...
‘Cigars are really our DNA’: Swisher CEO on what lies ahead after 100 years in Jacksonville
'Cigars are really our DNA': Swisher CEO on what lies ahead after 100 years in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Cigar manufacturer Swisher celebrated its 100th year in Jacksonville with the unveiling of a mural at its Springfield...
Incentive package for $100 million autonomous vehicle plant clears Jacksonville City Council
Incentive package for $100 million autonomous vehicle plant clears Jacksonville City Council (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The Jacksonville City Council agreed June 11 to offer $7.7 million in incentives to an autonomous vehicle company to build a...
Boeing to open new engineering facility in Florida
Boeing to open new engineering facility in Florida (Courtesy of Reuters) -- Boeing said it will open a new engineering facility in Florida for its defense and government services portfolios and aims to hire for nearly 200 engineering jobs this year. Initial plans for...
Meet Roben Faircloth, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Manager
Roben Faircloth is the Manufacturing sector manager at CareerSource NEFL.
Roben is a native Floridian, born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Organizational Communications. Upon graduation, she taught English in Tokyo, Japan for three years.
Before joining CareerSource, Roben was the Program Manager for the Florida TRADE Grant at Florida State College at Jacksonville working to help students prepare to enter the field of manufacturing and help those employed in manufacturing, improve their skills. Florida State College, CareerSource, and First Coast Manufacturing partnered on this highly successful grant. Prior to working with the TRADE grant, she was an Enrollment Development Coordinator at FSCJ working with area high schools to introduce students to their post-secondary opportunities. She served on advisory boards for many area high schools including Peterson, Englewood, Forrest, and Wolfson.
Contact Roben for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in an Advanced Manufacturing career and need more information? Contact Roben at rfaircloth@careersourcenefl.com