Knife Grinder

Starting Pay is $27.99

Urschel, a 100% employee-owned company, has an opening for a Knife Grinder for our day shift operations working full-time, Monday-Friday 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.

A day in the life of a Knife Grinder involves the set up and operation of a variety of manual and automated knife grinding machines. Performs repetitive operations, such as grinding, straightening, and buffing knives. Uses necessary types of precision measuring and gaging equipment.
 
Qualified applicants must have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, one to two years related experience and/or training, ability to interpret documents, ability to solve math equations, ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in standardized situations and be able to work in a repetitive environment. Physical Demands include continuous repetitive forward head posture and neck pending with frequent wrist movement and gripping, grasping and/or squeezing with fingers and palm.

Applications will be accepted through Sunday, February 15, 2026.  

EEO/Veteran/Disability

Date Posted: 1/30/2026