Eriez has appointed Graeme Bainbridge as director of global manufacturing, where he will lead global production strategy, focusing on manufacturing alignment, fabrication processes, design standardization, operational efficiency and cost competitiveness.

He has held senior positions with companies including Jeld-Wen, Rehau, Masco and Belkin, and has led large-scale transformation initiatives across multi-site manufacturing environments.

Bainbridge will be based at Eriez-Europe through 2026, then expand his duties across the worldwide enterprise.

Eriez, headquartered in Erie, Pa., is a manufacturer of separation and materials-handling technologies for various markets including plastics recycling.