Mexico ranks among the 10 countries in the world with the highest number of engineers. More than 113,000 young people graduate from engineering programs in Mexico each year, placing it above highly industrialized nations such as Germany, France, and Canada. However, the large number of graduates is also reflected in an unemployment rate that the Mexican Academy of Engineering has estimated at 35%.
In this context, Niagara Mexico, a company dedicated to the purification and bottling of quality, low-cost water for human consumption, announced that it conceived its Maintenance Specialist Program (MSP) as a bridge to professionalize young Mexican engineers abroad. “Our country, in addition to excelling in the number of engineering graduates, also stands out for the quality technical and academic training it offers. At Niagara, we recognize this potential and consider it a great opportunity to train and develop highly qualified talent.
“Through the MSP program, we seek to provide these young people with a professional career plan with an international vision, allowing them to broaden their horizons, take on new challenges, and contribute innovative solutions in a global environment,” said Víctor Palomo, Senior Director of Human Resources at Niagara Mexico.
The MSP program was created in 2021 to attract recent engineers from public and private universities in Mexico who want to learn about the food manufacturing industry and give them the opportunity to specialize in maintenance.
“After a robust theoretical and practical training program, the talent will apply the acquired knowledge directly within the Niagara Network, that is, in Niagara’s more than 50 plants, including both national and US locations.” (USA), the United Kingdom, and Australia,” explained Adrián Martínez, Senior Regional Human Resources Manager at Niagara Mexico.
It is worth mentioning that Niagara began operations in Mexico a decade ago and has invested more than 9 billion pesos to date, opening two production plants and generating more than 2,000 jobs (500 direct and 1,500 indirect).
Furthermore, the company purchases more than 80% of its inputs from domestic suppliers, strengthening the economy and the regional well-being of communities, in addition to genuinely supporting the population affected by natural disasters.
MSP Program Vision
Continued training for young engineering graduates can make the difference between falling into unemployment or broadening their horizons to greater development opportunities in their own country or abroad.
This reality, documented by various studies, has served as an argument for Niagara to promote its MSP engineering professionalization program. After five generations, it has hired 60 engineers, 40% of whom currently work at a company plant in the U.S., while the rest continue their training process in Mexico.
In 2025, it opened its doors to its sixth generation, made up of 16 new employees who adhere to the culture and values associated with sustainability under which the organization operates.
Since Niagara launched the MSP initiative in the country, it has established strong ties with academia, both public and private, that offer engineering programs. This is the case with universities such as the Tecnológico de Monterrey, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), the University of Monterrey (UDEM), and the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), among others.
Source: newsweekespanol
