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# WEG's $250 Million Plant in Hidalgo, Mexico Will Create 2,000 Direct Jobs by 2030

WEG will spend $250 million on a new Hidalgo plant through 2030, expecting 2,000 direct jobs and about 4,000 indirect. See what it makes and how to prepare.

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[November 13, 2026](/blog/archive/2026/11)12 min read

![Big transformers and generators on a bright factory floor in Mexico, two workers far away](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:1200:675/q:78/plain/images/10861.jpg)

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The Brazilian [maker of generators, alternators and electrical transformers](https://canal13mexico.com/noticias-2/internacional/weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-generara-2-mil-empleos/) [WEG will invest $250 million in Mexico through 2030](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html) to build [a new plant in Hidalgo](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) that is expected to create [2,000 direct jobs and an estimated 4,000 indirect jobs](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The investment was presented on [Thursday, November 12, 2026](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/) at the presidential morning press conference in the [National Palace](https://www.razon.com.mx/negocios/2026/11/13/sheinbaum-anuncia-inversion-de-250-mdd-de-weg/) by Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Daniel Godinho, [WEG's global vice president of Sustainability and Institutional Relations](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html).

The plant will make [strategic electrical equipment for data centers](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), a segment WEG expects to [grow exponentially](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The direct jobs will be added to the [more than 6,000 workers WEG already employs in Mexico](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), so this is an expansion by an established employer, not a first entry. For [Metaintro](https://www.metaintro.com) readers in central Mexico, this guide covers what the plant will build, how the job numbers fit together, the hiring timeline, what WEG already runs in Hidalgo and what skills WEG asked for.

## What Did WEG Announce for Hidalgo?

The headline is a [$250 million investment that runs from now until 2030](https://canal13mexico.com/noticias-2/internacional/weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-generara-2-mil-empleos/). Ebrard described WEG as [one of the largest companies in the world in generators, alternators and transformers](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and confirmed in the same remarks that [the new plant will be in Hidalgo](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). No municipality or industrial park was named for the site at the [press conference](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

The money is meant to [expand WEG's industrial capacities in Mexico](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) for power equipment. The Brazilian group will [expand its manufacturing capacity for electrical equipment for data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html). The plant will build [transformers, generators and alternators to supply industrial and data center demand in Mexico](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/).

Several officials were part of the deal. Godinho thanked [Undersecretary of Industry Ximena Escobedo, Hidalgo governor Julio Menchaca and the Economy Ministry team](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) for their roles in the process. Ebrard asked Escobedo to work with the company because [there is always competition over where an investment will be located](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). Godinho also thanked [the ambassadors Carlos de Alba and Nedilson Jorge](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) for the role of the two foreign ministries. WEG's delegation at the event included [Homero Michelli, global director of comptrollership, and Mauro Mendes, the group's director general](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

## How Many Jobs Will the Plant Create, and Where Does 6,000 Fit?

The job promise has two parts. WEG expects [2,000 direct jobs and an estimated 4,000 indirect jobs](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), which Godinho repeated when a reporter asked about development. Only the direct figure describes WEG's own hiring, and the indirect figure is [an estimate](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) rather than a count of openings.

WEG already employs [more than 6,000 people in Mexico, including 400 engineers](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and Ebrard presented the new jobs as [additions to that workforce](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

WEG's Mexican footprint is already broad. The group runs [4 industrial parks and a network of more than 500 distributors](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) in the country, and it has [invested about $400 million in recent years](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html) while also exporting from Mexico to [more than 30 markets](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html).

> The Brazilian company will manufacture electrical equipment for data centers and artificial intelligence in Mexico, creating 2,000 direct jobs and 4,000 indirect jobs, according to [the Regeneración English summary](https://regeneracion.mx/the-peoples-mananera-morning-presidential-press-conference-thursday-november-12-2026/).

## When Will Hiring Start?

No hiring date was given at the [press conference](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The timing in the official transcript is Ebrard's statement that the investment [will be carried out in the period from now to 2030](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The start year in coverage of Godinho's remarks varies from [2025](https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/weg-invertira-250-millones-dolares-hidalgo-ebrard-destaca-papel-estrategico-para-industria-y-ia) to [2027](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/).

The project [runs to 2030 and includes the creation of 2,000 new jobs](https://canal13mexico.com/noticias-2/internacional/weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-generara-2-mil-empleos/), and no yearly hiring schedule was given at the press conference.

## What Will the New Plant Make?

The product list centers on power equipment. The main equipment in the project is [the generators and transformers being added to this project](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and WEG will also produce electric motors that are [fundamental to guaranteeing reliable and resilient power](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). Godinho added that [energy storage equipment will also be needed](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) and that WEG already makes it.

The link to artificial intelligence runs through the power supply. Godinho pointed out that behind every data center sits [a complete electrical infrastructure of generators, transformers, electric motors, power distribution systems and automation](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). He summed it up in a phrase translated from Spanish as [technology needs energy, and energy needs industry](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and later added that [the growth in energy demand is something we had never seen before](https://www.razon.com.mx/negocios/2026/11/13/sheinbaum-anuncia-inversion-de-250-mdd-de-weg/).

WEG plans to [export as well as supply Mexico](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The investment [also looks to the external market, above all North America](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and it also covers [electrical infrastructure for industry and for the growth of Mexico's energy sector](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), not only data centers. Ebrard explained what an alternator does with a car example, describing how the mechanical movement of an engine passes through [an alternator and generates electric power](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). He added that transformers are better known and are used for [all kinds of purposes, above all industrial use, though also for residential areas](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

## Why Did WEG Choose Mexico for This Plant?

Godinho gave the company's reasons in his remarks. He pointed to [a very favourable business environment, legal certainty and extraordinary people](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) as the base of WEG's success in Mexico. He also stressed that WEG [manufactures 100 percent of the equipment it produces in Mexico](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) instead of importing most parts and assembling them.

President Claudia Sheinbaum tied the plant to the national power grid. She said government investment in [transmission and distribution needs equipment such as transformers](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), along with transmission and distribution substations. Her point, translated from Spanish, was that the investment [helps growth because we do not import that equipment, it is produced in Mexico](https://www.razon.com.mx/negocios/2026/11/13/sheinbaum-anuncia-inversion-de-250-mdd-de-weg/).

Capacity came up in the questions too. Godinho answered that WEG already has [good installed capacity in Mexico today](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), but that the main factor is [the trend of rising demand for energy](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), which Godinho expects to grow as [data centers expand](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

Ebrard framed the decision as a long bet, with WEG [investing for the next 20, 30 years](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). In his words, the company is assuming that [Mexico will keep growing and be a successful country over the next 20, 30 years](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). When a reporter asked about the wider investment pipeline, Ebrard said foreign direct investment is at [historic highs](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) and that the WEG investment [comes to support that trend](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

The global group behind the plant is large. WEG has [more than 50,000 employees worldwide](https://www.weg.net/institutional/AG/en/news/corporate/weg-will-invest-approximately-r-670-million-in-vertical-integration-processes-in-mexico-and-brazil), with [69 industrial plants in 18 countries](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) and a commercial presence in [more than 135 countries](https://www.weg.net/institutional/AG/en/news/corporate/weg-will-invest-approximately-r-670-million-in-vertical-integration-processes-in-mexico-and-brazil). Founded in 1961, it makes [electric motors, gearboxes and drives and controls, energy generation and transformers](https://www.weg.net/institutional/AG/en/news/corporate/weg-will-invest-approximately-r-670-million-in-vertical-integration-processes-in-mexico-and-brazil), among other product lines.

## What Does WEG Already Run in Hidalgo?

Hidalgo is not new ground for WEG. On January 28, 2025, the company opened [a plant in the Quma Industrial Park in Atotonilco de Tula](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/), an investment of 140 million pesos (about $7.5 million). That site was expected to generate [around 1,500 direct and indirect jobs](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/) and gave the factory [4,900 square meters of dedicated infrastructure](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/) after it had operated in a shared building.

The Atotonilco de Tula factory gives a picture of the work WEG does in the state. It has a [training space for customers and employees](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/), plus [collaborative robots and machine vision systems](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/). The site also has [a solar power system that supplies a significant part of the plant's energy demand](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/) and a charging station for electric vehicles. At the opening, [Hidalgo's economic development secretary, Carlos Henkel Escorza](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/), credited [the talent and dedication of Hidalgo's workforce](https://mexicoindustry.com/noticia/weg-inaugura-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-con-inversion-de-140-mdp) for the industry's growth there.

WEG's Mexican story started outside Hidalgo. The company has operated in Mexico for [more than 25 years](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and it opened its [first transformer factory in Huehuetoca](https://mexicoindustry.com/noticia/weg-inaugura-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-con-inversion-de-140-mdp). Huehuetoca is still the address of [WEG Mexico, S.A. de C.V.](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MX/es/career) on its careers page. In September 2024, WEG also set out plans for [the construction of a new building for manufacturing wires in the city of Atotonilco de Tula](https://www.weg.net/institutional/AG/en/news/corporate/weg-will-invest-approximately-r-670-million-in-vertical-integration-processes-in-mexico-and-brazil).

> The goal is to meet current and projected demand for wires and cables used in the transformer and electric motor businesses in North America, according to [WEG's September 2024 investment release](https://www.weg.net/institutional/AG/en/news/corporate/weg-will-invest-approximately-r-670-million-in-vertical-integration-processes-in-mexico-and-brazil).

## How Does This Relate to WEG's Generator Expansion in Atotonilco de Tula?

WEG set out a separate project for the same town in September. The company set out [$165 million to expand generator production in North America](https://cenarioenergia.com.br/2026/09/29/weg-investe-us-165-milhoes-para-ampliar-producao-de-geradores-na-america-do-norte/), driven mainly by demand for critical infrastructure and data centers in the United States.

The first phase is in Hidalgo. WEG set aside [$24 million to buy and adapt an industrial building next to the current Quma I Industrial Park in Atotonilco de Tula](https://cenarioenergia.com.br/2026/09/29/weg-investe-us-165-milhoes-para-ampliar-producao-de-geradores-na-america-do-norte/), and that unit will be dedicated to generator assembly with [operations expected to start in the second quarter of 2027](https://cenarioenergia.com.br/2026/09/29/weg-investe-us-165-milhoes-para-ampliar-producao-de-geradores-na-america-do-norte/). The second phase, worth [$141 million, or 85% of the total](https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/09/28/producao-geradores-weg-2030/), covers two new facilities at a site in North America that was not yet defined, with completion expected in 2030.

WEG is also expanding transformer production in the United States. In Washington, Missouri, the company is investing [$77 million to expand production of special transformers by 50%](https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/09/28/producao-geradores-weg-2030/), with the new capacity due by 2028, and the project is expected to add [50 new jobs, according to the Missouri government](https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/09/28/producao-geradores-weg-2030/). WEG already runs [three transformer factories in that city, which had 560 employees](https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/09/28/producao-geradores-weg-2030/) when the expansion was announced.

With both phases complete, WEG expects to raise global generator capacity [from about 10 to around 50 generators a day](https://cenarioenergia.com.br/2026/09/29/weg-investe-us-165-milhoes-para-ampliar-producao-de-geradores-na-america-do-norte/) across its plants in Mexico, the United States, Brazil and China. North America already brought in [28.9% of WEG's consolidated net revenue in 2025](https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/09/28/producao-geradores-weg-2030/).

## What Kinds of Workers Will WEG Need?

The [WEG Mexico careers page](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MX/es/career) does not list roles for the new plant. One answer came when a reporter asked how young people could join. Godinho's answer was that [there are opportunities for everyone, these are jobs that need skills](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), with WEG [ready to train the people who come to work with us](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

Godinho also described WEG as a long-term employer, with a Mexican workforce that, in his words, in a way [does not leave](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and the company hopes [more young people will come to us so we can train them](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) because its plans in Mexico are long term. Because WEG manufactures in Mexico rather than only assembling imported parts, the new investment also includes [worker training, technology and the development of industrial capabilities](https://www.razon.com.mx/negocios/2026/11/13/sheinbaum-anuncia-inversion-de-250-mdd-de-weg/).

WEG's existing Quma plant, an [automation plant](https://mexicoindustry.com/noticia/weg-inaugura-nueva-planta-en-hidalgo-con-inversion-de-140-mdp), has [production areas, engineering and panel projects](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/), and Godinho named [generators and transformers as the main equipment in the project](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), with electric motors also in production. WEG's Mexico careers page invites applicants who want to [grow with the company](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MX/es/career).

## What This Means for Job Seekers in Mexico, and What Should You Do Next?

The important point is the timeline. WEG will invest in Mexico [until 2030](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html), and WEG's separate generator assembly unit in Atotonilco de Tula has [operations expected to start in the second quarter of 2027](https://cenarioenergia.com.br/2026/09/29/weg-investe-us-165-milhoes-para-ampliar-producao-de-geradores-na-america-do-norte/). WEG's existing Mexican operations include sites in [Huehuetoca](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MX/es/career) and [Atotonilco de Tula](https://clusterindustrial.com.mx/weg-invierte-140-mdp-en-expansion-en-hidalgo/).

Other recent employer moves in Mexico range from a [Lego plant expansion in Monterrey](https://www.metaintro.com/blog/lego-monterrey-mexico-1300-jobs) to [seasonal hiring by Amazon in Mexico](https://www.metaintro.com/blog/amazon-mexico-11000-seasonal-jobs-2026). No pay was given for the new roles at the [press conference](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and the legal pay floor for any of them is [Mexico's minimum wage](https://www.metaintro.com/blog/mexico-minimum-wage-increase).

- **Watch the employer's own page.** Bookmark [the WEG Mexico careers page](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MX/es/career) and check it as the Hidalgo project moves from announcement to construction.
- **Learn the products.** Generators and transformers are [the main equipment in this project](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and WEG also makes electric motors, so electrical training lines up with what the plant will build.
- **Show you want to learn.** [Godinho's answer to the question about young people](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es) centered on training, so ask about training paths when roles are posted.
- **Count only direct jobs as openings.** The indirect jobs are [an estimate](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), not WEG vacancies.

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## People Also Asked

### Q: How many jobs will WEG's new Hidalgo plant create?

A: WEG expects [2,000 direct jobs and an estimated 4,000 indirect jobs](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/) from the $250 million investment, on top of the [more than 6,000 workers it already has in Mexico](https://www.informador.mx/economia/la-brasilena-weg-invertira-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-para-infraestructura-de-ia-20261112-0076.html).

### Q: When will WEG's Hidalgo plant open?

A: [No opening date was given at the press conference](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es). The investment runs [until 2030](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es), and the start year in coverage of the event varies from [2025](https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/weg-invertira-250-millones-dolares-hidalgo-ebrard-destaca-papel-estrategico-para-industria-y-ia) to [2027](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/).

### Q: What will WEG make at the new plant?

A: The plant will make [transformers, generators and alternators](https://regeneracion.mx/weg-invierte-250-millones-de-dolares-en-mexico-nueva-aplicacion-del-banco-del-bienestar-y-detalles-del-viaje-a-china-mananera-12-de-noviembre/) for industrial and data center demand in Mexico, with exports aimed [above all at North America](https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-12-de-noviembre-de-2026?idiom=es).

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