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Learn about our culture
Our culture is underpinned by The Komatsu Way – or the K-Way – a set of values that all people working for us around the world put into practice every day. These values define:
- Our strengths
- The beliefs that support these strengths
- Our basic mind sets and perspectives, and
- The types of behaviour that demonstrate our strengths, beliefs and mind-sets
The seven principles of the Komatsu Way
The Komatsu Way includes our uncompromising commitment to quality and reliability as well as our workplace philosophies of continuous improvement and information-sharing. It is passed on through the generations to all employees worldwide.
High-quality from dedicated instructors
Comprehensive technical training focusing on 3 areas
1. Hands-on practical training
We concentrate on the basic knowledge and skills associated with our four fields of technical competence, general, engine, hydraulic and electrical. An individual’s competency in these areas is assessed annually through the completion of a training needs analysis.
2. Product technical training courses
These eessential programmes give learners with basic machine experience a detailed understanding of the function, maintenance requirements and repair procedures on the models in our range.
They become familiar with the product’s construction, are able to locate and identify safety features, identify components and, importantly, learn to use monitoring systems as a fault-finding tool.
3. Komatsu South Africa operator training
Komatsu SA’s Operator Training Department offers a comprehensive range of courses to both the mining and construction industries. Training is available for a large selection of Komatsu equipment and is machine specific. Komatsu’s operator training elements include a range of options, all of which offer opportunities to improve machine knowledge, learn safe operating techniques, and discover how to maximise machine productivity. Operator Training can be coordinated through your local Komatsu Brand.
Within our company we have dedicated and high-quality trainers and assessors who have worked in the mining and construction industry. To ensure we provide excellent service to our customers, Komatsu ensures that our trainers attend annual training abroad at our mother training centres.
The Operator Training Department trains around 900 operators annually from across all industry sectors in the Southern Africa region, most of the training sessions are conducted onsite with the customer. The Operator Training Demonstration area provides the opportunity for customer training on various machine sizes, prior to machine delivery.
