Relocation Advice - UK to Florida

[Puzzle]

My wife has decided we shall 'up sticks' and move to Florida. We are UK based at present.

I wish to find the reality and practicality of this before she sells our house!!!

I shal not attach a resume at present as advice and direction is all I am after.

However, Quality Manager, ISO9k2k, ISO14001(2004 ready but our cert body is not!!), soon to be TS16949:2002. Plastic Injection Moulding (23 years worth of experience, started as toolmaker and the last 6 years as the QM.)

Any advice, good or bad, welcome.

Chris

[Al Dyer]

One thing is that Florida is surely not a major manufacturing area in the states. Start some web searches in the major cities papers and look in the want ads. This should start to give you a feeling for the employment situation. Also check the state run unemployment center for employment availability.


Do you have the resources to accept employment in Florida for a few months before you sell your current home? It'a a big, big move.

Anybody from Florida here at the Cove that can chime in with a more detailed response?

Al...

[Al Rosen]

Originally Posted by Puzzle

My wife has decided we shall 'up sticks' and move to Florida. We are UK based at present.

I wish to find the reality and practicality of this before she sells our house!!!

I shal not attach a resume at present as advice and direction is all I am after.

However, Quality Manager, ISO9k2k, ISO14001(2004 ready but our cert body is not!!), soon to be TS16949:2002. Plastic Injection Moulding (23 years worth of experience, started as toolmaker and the last 6 years as the QM.)

Any advice, good or bad, welcome.

Chris

When I was out of work a few years back, I looked into Florida. You may have your best shot in Melbourne, not far from Cape Kennedy or in Tampa/St. Petersburgh, on the west coast. My wife's dream is to move down to South Florida. There is very little mfg in South Florida except for Motorola, but I think they have gotten Hammered. The cost of living is relatively low but so is the pay.
So, before you sell the estate, take a look at these job search web sites.
www.florida.preferredjobs.com/
www.jobsearch.org/fl
www.monster.com
www.careerbuilder.com/

[gard2372]

Chris,
Try the monster website for job research, quickly I found this.
http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsear...%2C1862%2C1863

www.plasticjobsource.com


good Luck
Rob

[Diana Cadwalader]

You may also want to do a google to get the Brunswick Boat Groups Web Site. I know that not too long ago, they were looking for Quality Folks in several of their Florida Sea Ray Locations.

Good Luck to you.

[Puzzle]

Many thanks all.

I shall study the suggested information sources with detail.

It is a big move, and not one I am entirely sure is correct.

However, do the research and know the reality.

Chris

[Chris Harden]

Chris,

Florida does have a small electronics industry and petochemical. These might be industries to focus on when looking for a job. As others have mentioned they tend to be around Tampa and North Florida.

If the Keys offered much industrial employment I would already be down there myself.

Also I heard real estate in Florida has become more affordable lately due to the Hurricane beating of 2004.

Good Luck,

Chris Harden

[Randy Stewart]

Oh come on Chris. You have to love all this white, cold, slushy, dirty, freezing, car won't start, etc. etc. winter wheather.
Look at all the sun burns that happened during the Daytona 500, we sure didn't have to worry about that on Sunday now did we?

Don't worry, I can't make myself believe it either