Necessary skills for PLC Manager: skills and requirements
General requirements of a PLC Manager
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in PLC programming and troubleshooting
• Strong knowledge of various PLC platforms, such as Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Schneider Electric
• Proficiency in programming languages such as ladder logic, structured text, or function block diagram
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to lead a team of PLC technicians and engineers
Skills and Behaviours for a PLC Manager
Database
MongoDB
MySQL
SQL
Electronic Control Systems
Allen-Bradley
Control Systems Design
Distributed Control System
Ladder diagram
PLC Ladder Logic
PLC Siemens
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Health Security & Environment (HSE)
Health Safety and environment (HSE)
Industrial Safety
Industrial automation
Industrial Automation
Process Automation
Robotics
Analytical thinking
Gathering information and data
Identifying cause and effect relationships
Problem solving
Identifying and anticipating problems
Implementing solutions
Making fact based decisions to solve problems
Working with others to solve problems