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
CareerSource NEFL, in collaboration with Earn Up and powered by JAXUSA Partnership, plays a key role in supporting Jacksonville’s regional economic development efforts, which are led by JAX Chamber’s private nonprofit division. Overseeing the seven counties of Northeast Florida, CareerSource NEFL ensures employers receive top-tier assistance for all workforce needs through its close partnership with Earn Up.
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Industry News and Updates
Publix pharmaceutical facility to come to St. Johns County, bring hundreds of jobs
Publix pharmaceutical facility to come to St. Johns County, bring hundreds of jobs (Courtesy of the Florida Times-Union) -- Publix plans to bring 400 new jobs and a 168,480-square-foot facility to St. Johns County. The facility, planned for Legend Point Logistics...
Boeing maintenance repair overhaul hangar opens in Jacksonville
Boeing maintenance repair overhaul hangar opens in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Flying up to 41,000 feet, equipped with torpedoes and sonobuoys, the U.S. Navy’s P-8 multi-mission, maritime patrol aircraft is an eye-in-the-sky for...
J&J provides equipment, support for UNF advanced engineering program
J&J provides equipment, support for UNF advanced engineering program (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The University of North Florida announced recently that Johnson & Johnson MedTech plans to continue its support of a program that provides...
Stellar Energy appears to be Project Orion, leases at AllianceFlorida
Stellar Energy appears to be Project Orion, leases at AllianceFlorida (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Jacksonville-based Stellar Energy matches the description of Project Orion, a code-named manufacturing company that was approved for a city grant for...
Top Deal: Cosentino Group plans $270 million first phase of manufacturing plant
Top Deal: Cosentino Group plans $270 million first phase of manufacturing plant (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- In May 2023, Cosentino Group announced Jacksonville’s Cecil Commerce Center as the site of the Spain-based international company’s first...
UNF economic survey: Positive signals for 2024
UNF economic survey: Positive signals for 2024 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- A monthly survey of Jacksonville manufacturers by the University of North Florida’s Local Economic Indicators Project showed stability in the Northeast Florida economy at the...
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