Compton College grad breaks barriers as first female welding lead at LA steel plant – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Compton College grad breaks barriers as first female welding lead at LA steel plant – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

COMPTON — After working for five months at North America’s largest steel manufacturer Nucor, Compton College graduate Emily Rubio has been promoted to beam welding lead, becoming the first female production leader at Nucor’s Warehouse Storage Systems in Los Angeles. “I started out as a temp hire welder at Nucor for three months,” Rubio said. “During that time, I was given the opportunity to learn to program and run a million-dollar robotic MIG w…