Keane Ceramics is a long-standing manufacturing business on the Central Coast and a true pillar in the creative community. For decades, they’ve supplied clay and ceramic materials to artists, schools, studios, and hobbyists across Australia, keeping a much-loved craft alive through quality products.

Thread Recruitment is proud to support them as they continue to grow, and they are now seeking a Production Supervisor to take ownership of day-to-day production, support and manage the team on the floor, and strengthen plant reliability to ensure production continues running at the high standard the business is known for.

If you’re a hands-on leader who enjoys working side-by-side with your team and being part of a business where you can see the impact of your work is real and visible, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll lead daily production within a small manufacturing plant, with a strong focus on reliability, preventative maintenance, and bringing more structure to production operations.

You will:

• Oversee daily production to keep output consistent and on schedule

• Supervise and develop a small team on the floor, setting clear priorities

• Diagnose faults and carry out minor repairs or adjustments where possible

• Coordinate routine maintenance, servicing, and major repairs

• Implement preventative maintenance to reduce breakdowns and downtime

• Work with the Operations Manager on production planning

• Maintain a safe, organised, and efficient production environment

• Identify practical ways to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency

• Support future equipment, process, or production changes

Who You Are

You’re a hands-on leader who enjoys being in the action. You’re comfortable in a small plant environment, confident around machinery, and the kind of person who notices problems early and gets on top of them before they become bigger issues.

You’ll have:

• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing, production, or plant environments

• Experience leading small teams

• Strong mechanical aptitude and confidence around machinery

• Experience coordinating maintenance, servicing, or equipment repairs

• A steady, pragmatic leadership style

• A forklift licence, or willingness to obtain one

Bonus if you’ve worked in:

• Ceramics / concrete / batching / quarry / materials / food / plastics / timber

• Small manufacturing plants

• Dust / materials / silica environments

• Trade or mechanical backgrounds

Why Join Keane Ceramics

Keane Ceramics is a business with real history, heart, and pride behind it. Family-rooted and female-led, it’s built on high standards, genuine care, and a close-knit team who show up with purpose.

The work done here supports a craft that matters deeply to people and communities. What leaves the plant isn’t just another product, it becomes a meaningful part of homes, schools, and creative spaces across Australia.

This is a place where quality matters, people communicate openly, and good work is valued. You’ll be trusted to lead from the front, strengthen how the plant runs, and make a meaningful contribution to a business that takes pride in what it makes.

What you’ll get:

• Stable, long-term role in a well-established business

• Steady hours, no shifts, no overtime, no weekends

• Small team where your contribution has real impact

• Supportive, collaborative leadership

• Opportunity to improve systems and plant reliability

• A role where your work genuinely matters

How to Apply

If you want to lead meaningful work, build a stronger operation, and see the result in what leaves the plant each day, let’s talk.

Apply now or reach out to Thread Recruitment for a confidential conversation.