The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Jones Lang LaSalle is hiring a Plant Manager in Independence, MO.

• Role description

  Jones Lang LaSalle has outgrown gut-feel planning, and this Plant Manager opening in Independence is how we fix that. Reduce it to essentials and you have $87,000 - $131,000, a MO Plant Manager seat, 6 years asked, and a clear climb ahead.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Build the 8-quarter view that survives contact with reality
  • Watch competitor moves and tell Jones Lang LaSalle which ones actually matter
  • Keep the freelance partnership honest with numbers both sides accept
  • Spot when a manager initiative has quietly lost its sponsor
  • Analyze customer and sales data to surface actionable trends
  • Decide where Jones Lang LaSalle should say no so it can say yes to one thing
  • Pressure-test new market entries before Jones Lang LaSalle commits real budget

  What You'll Bring

  • Enough TIG Welding to be dangerous, enough SCADA to be trusted
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • Demonstrated calm when an Independence, MO client changes scope mid-stream
  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
  • The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
  • A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat

  Long before business was fashionable, Jones Lang LaSalle was already solving it for businesses scattered across MO. We believe great TIG Welding work comes from people who feel safe to experiment and occasionally fail.

  We answer the money question first with $87,000 - $131,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible freelance schedule.

  The Jones Lang LaSalle team is expanding in Independence, MO this quarter, and this seat is part of that growth.

  This freelance opening in Independence is built for someone like you, so don't let it pass.

• Required skills

  • Six Sigma
  • SCADA
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • PLC Programming
  • TIG Welding
  • Production Planning
  • 5S Methodology
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Initiative

• Benefits & perks

  • Travel per diem
  • Pool Table
  • Deferred compensation plan
  • Onsite Childcare
  • Educational Assistance
  • Mental health days

• Apply before 2026-09-04

  Submit your application for this Freelance business position.