Manufacturing - Painter

Newterra Corporation, Inc., 250 Bolton Sullivan Drive, Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States of America

Posted Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Be a part of the Future of Sustainable Water Solutions with Newterra! At Newterra, we’re not just engineering solutions—we’re redefining how industries manage water and wastewater sustainably. Every project we take on is a step toward a cleaner, greener planet, and our design team plays a vital role in making this vision a reality. That s why we’re looking for a Painter to join our mission.

This isn’t just a job. It’s an opportunity to contribute to critical water treatment systems that drive efficiency and sustainability in industries like Food & Beverage, Energy, Manufacturing, and more. Here, every design tells a story—one of smarter systems, more sustainable practices, and a shared commitment to preserving our planet for future generations. If you’re ready to be part of a team that’s making waves in industrial water solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

At Newterra, we believe in taking the important step of investing in our employees. That is why we offer competitive benefit programs. Our Benefit programs include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Life Insurance, AD&D, STD, LTD, 401(k) Employer Match, Paid Holidays, and Paid Vacation as well as Sick Time.

Job Title:
Painter

Department:
Manufacturing

Reports To:
Coating Supervisor

Status:
Non-Exempt

Summary:

Responsible for washing, sanding, priming, surface prep, painting, detailing and minor re-assembly of metal or hard composition objects to support production schedules and customer commitments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads and interprets specifications and lays out area for painting; examines finished parts to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Operates, clean and trouble-shoots all painting tools and equipment.
• Prepare surfaces for paint application using abrasives, solvents, brushes, or other methods as advised.
• Weigh or measure chemicals, coating, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Regulate pressure and composition of mixtures flowing through nozzle.
• Mask specified areas of object to protect from coating.
• Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare for painting.
• Select pre-mixed paint or mix required portions of pigment, oil, thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• Apply paint to surface using a spray gun, brush, or roller.
• Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
• Sand and apply sealer to properly dried finish.
• In accordance with company procedures, prepares units for next operation.
• Clean and perform maintenance and repairs on company owned tools and equipment.
• May perform tasks above ground level.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly working environment.
• Complies with all safety, personal protective equipment, and material handling requirements.
• Dispose of hazardous waste in accordance with company waste management procedures.
• Operation and safe use of forklifts, overhead cranes, and other material handling equipment.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in meetings as required.
• Continue to improve processes to increase efficiency in job function.
• Responsible for performing duties in a safe manner and promoting safety to others in accordance with Newterra’s safety policies and procedures. This includes reporting all safety concerns, equipment malfunctions, near-misses, and incidents to their manager immediately.
• Provide assistance to other departments, as needed.
• Complies with Quality Management Systems in accordance Newterra’s internal quality standards.
• Accurately complete documents related to product quality, production efficiency or other reporting as required.
• Responsible for completing all assigned training applicable to your position in the applicable timeframe.
• Complete all responsibilities while ensuring adherence to Newterra’s Delegation of Authority.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate or general education degree (GED) plus 1-3 years equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of painting and blasting…