Knife Department Fabricator
Urschel Laboratories
Knife Department Fabricator
Urschel Laboratories
Produces precision food cutting equipment
Urschel, a 100% employee-owned company, has an opening for a Knife Department Fabricator for our day shift operations working full-time Monday-Fridays and may require working on Saturday based on workloads.
Urschel employee-owners design and manufacture industrial cutting equipment for food processing and allied industries around the world from our global headquarters located in Chesterton, Indiana, U.S.A. Consumers purchase goods manufactured on Urschel cutting equipment on a daily basis. Advanced manufacturing technologies are utilized at our climate controlled, clean, and environmentally conscious facility.
Starting Pay is $27.99/hour
Company Benefits, Rewards and Perks:
A day in the life of a Knife Department Fabricator includes setting up and running all equipment needed to assemble and fabricate cutting heads. Sets up and runs induction-welder to fabricate julienne knives.
Qualified candidates must have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, one to two years work experience, ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in standardized situations, ability to solve math problems, and ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Physical demands include frequent durations of both sitting and standing, repetitive wrist movements, forearm rotation, gripping, grasping, and squeezing.
If you are looking for a career not just a job, visit the Urschel careers link directly at http://www.urschel.com/careers or find us on Facebook or LinkedIn.
Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
EEO/Veteran/Disability
Date Posted: 11/10/2026
Produces precision food cutting equipment
Urschel Laboratories designs, manufactures, and sells commercial-grade precision cutting equipment for the food industry. Its machines include potato chip slicers, cheese shredders, fruit dicers, veggie cutters, lettuce shredders, french fry cutters, meat dicers, peanut butter mills, and other processing machines that cut, slice, dice, or shred foods for industrial use. The products work by using precisely engineered blades and modular configurations to handle large volumes in food plants, offering adjustable settings to produce consistent cuts for different foods and applications. Urschel stands out from competitors by being a long-time global leader in food-cutting technology with a broad, specialized product line and a track record of durable, reliable equipment used in processing plants worldwide. Its goal is to provide high-quality, dependable cutting solutions that improve efficiency and product consistency for commercial food processors.
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