KC Fab Adds SEAA Ironworker Training Program

August 26, 2026 - KC Fab, LLC, has joined the Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) as a member and SEAA/NCCER Ironworker Training Unit and Assessment Site.

The Grandview, Missouri, company provides structural steel fabrication and erection services. Established in 2022, KC Fab has grown to more than 30 employees and plans to continue hiring. The company cited difficulty finding qualified craft professionals as a factor in its decision to focus on developing workers internally.

“Journeymen are hard to come by. We shifted our focus to training youth from area schools and developing our own people with the skills we need,” said Jacob Greene, co-founder and head of sales/estimating for KC Fab.

KC Fab is developing a 12-acre fabrication shop and training facility in Peculiar, Missouri. Expected to open within the next year, the facility will include an erection training tower where employees can receive hands-on training in a controlled environment.

KC Fab sought its SEAA Training Unit and Assessment Site credentials before the new facility opens so its leadership team can begin establishing the training infrastructure and relationships needed for the program.

The company plans to use SEAA’s training resources for outreach to area schools, introducing young people to ironworking careers, and developing inexperienced workers into skilled craft professionals.

For Greene, establishing career pathways is also intended to demonstrate that steel construction can provide a long-term career.

“I never worked at a company that wanted to invest in me,” Greene said. “If you don’t have this, it appears as if it is a dead-end job.”

Through NCCER training and assessments, KC Fab can establish skill benchmarks and connect employee advancement and compensation to demonstrated competencies.

SEAA’s Ironworker Training program includes Ironworker Levels 1, 2, and 3; Reinforcement Ironworker Levels 1 and 2; Rigger; Signal Person; Crane Operator; and a custom Fabricator curriculum. SEAA members also have access to the online SteelPros Training Portal, which includes ironworker training videos.

“KC Fab’s approach demonstrates how contractors can take workforce development into their own hands,” said Pete Gum, SEAA’s executive director. “By combining structured training and assessments with outreach to young people and hands-on learning opportunities, they are creating a pipeline that can support both their employees and the company’s future growth.”