Silas Meeches

Trade: CNC Milling
School: Red River College
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Age: 20

"I chose to pursue a career in machining because it’s something that I’ve loved doing since high school. I initially wanted to be a welder but I became very interested in machining in grade 12. My career goal is to one day be a five axis programmer or multi axis lathe programmer."

• I would also like to eventually become a teacher in this trade.
• Interesting fact about Silas: my biggest inspiration is my high school metal shop teacher Jamie Richardson. He taught me the basics of metalworking, which has led me to compete at a Skills Competition.
• Numeracy is definitely the most important Essential Skill in my line of work. You need to be able to calculate your speeds and feeds and also understand the dimensions represented on the drawings.

Competition History

• Skills Manitoba Provincial Competition 
2016, Gold
• Skills Canada National Competition
 2016 in Moncton, Silver, Qualified as a Team Canada 2017 Prospect

Training History

• Participated in EuroSkills 2016 in Gothenburg Sweden
• WorldSkills Team Canada Trials: Red River College, February 24-26, 2016

Media

• Donor support helps Manufacturing grad qualify for trade and technology Olympics
• The trade brigade - Winnipeg Free Press
• Silas Meeches Opens Up About His Journey to WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - Smart Biz

Photos

Competitor Partners