Circle Knife Operator

Urschel Laboratories, Inc.; Chesterton (IN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Flex time

ESOP

Low premiums

Free health clinic

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Onsite gym access

Education reimbursement

Community involvement

Job summary

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. in Chesterton, IN, is seeking a Circle Knife Operator for 2nd shift on a full-time basis. The role involves making repetitive cuts to achieve precise dimensions on circular knives and operating multiple machines.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of related experience, can read engineering prints, and will work with circle knife lathes, serrators, and straighteners using precision measuring tools. Starting pay is $27.99/hour plus a 5% shift differential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of related work experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering prints and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Make repetitive cuts to produce accurate dimensions on circular knives.
• Operate circle knife lathes, serrators, and straighteners.
• Use precision measuring and gaging equipment.

Skills

Machine operation

Reading engineering prints

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Urschel, a 100% employee-owned company, has an opening for a Circle Knife Operator for our 2nd shift operations working full-time Monday-Thursdays and may require working on Friday 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 + 5% Shift Differential

Company Benefits, Rewards and Perks:

• Quarterly performance award bonus based on overall company performance
• Flex Time Available (must work the # of scheduled hours per day)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Stock Issued Annually
• Low Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Premiums and Deductibles
• Free Health Clinic (Available to Employees and Their Dependents)
• 401(k) with Employer Matching
• Free Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Free 24/7 Access to An Onsite Workout Center with Personal Trainers
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Support for Community Involvement/Philanthropy

A day in the life of a Circle Knife Operator includes making repetitive cuts to acquire accurate dimensions on a variety of circular knives, operating multiple machines simultaneously. Uses circle knife lathes, serrators, and straighteners to accomplish jobs. Uses all necessary types of precision measuring and gaging equipment.

Qualified applicants must have a minimum of one-year work experience in a related environment with a high school diploma or equivalent. This position requires the 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 engineering prints and blueprints. Physical demands include frequent durations of both sitting and standing, repetitive wrist movements, forearm rotation, gripping, grasping, and squeezing.

Applications will be accepted through Thursday, October 15, 2026.

EEO/Veteran/Disability

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Urschel Laboratories, Inc.’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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