Cintas Production
Certification Exam –
Questions and Answers
Who should operate a high pressure, steam boiler? - -A partner who is
qualified and trained to operate the steam boiler/ Maintenance partners
- At how many pounds of steam pressure does a Cintas laundry generally
operate a high pressure, steam boiler? - -80 Pounds
- What pieces of equipment in a typical Cintas laundry require steam? - -?
- At what frequency should the controls and safety devices be inspected and
tested? - -Everyday
- Why is chemical treatment important for a boiler? - -To protect the boiler
- If your boiler is scaling, what does this mean? - -It means impurities are
being precipitated out of the water directly on heat transfer surfaces or by
suspended matter in water settling out on the metal becoming hard and
adherent.
- What is tempered water and why do we use it? - -Warm water - Safety
purposes
- How often should pH probes be cleaned and calibrated? - -2 hours
- What are the staffing requirements for a location who has pretreatment
(DAF) - -Wastewater partners
- What are the different soil classifications you will use in the soil room? - -
Heavy, regular, acid soluble
- How do we determine the correct poundage for sling weights? - -WSI vs
Poundage
- Who will determine whether garments will be special washed or not? - -
Plant manager. Plant leaders
- What is mechanical action? What is extraction? - -2 - 10 o'clock. - Final
Spin
, - What is cool down? What is its importance to finishing quality? - -Last step
of the dryers. Important to finish quality.
- Describe the TruCount Process - -The TruCount Process is a process to
ensure garments are being accurately picked up and returned.
- Explain the benefit of TruCount to our customers? - -It allows the customer
to see an accurate depiction of what garments they are receiving and what is
being picked up.
- What size mats, color and type do we have? - -3x10, 4x6, 3x5. - Standard,
Xtraction, Traffic. - Black, brown, red, blue, gray.
- Why do we soil separate? - -We soil separate to prevent the possibility of
spontaneous combustion due to the mixing of chemicals.
- If we don't soil separate garments what will happen? - -We take the risk of
providing poor quality of garments, excess of chemicals, excess of water,
damp garments which in turn lead to poor customer service and the
possibility of jeopardy accounts.
- Talk to me about the load sheet location - -The load sheet location is used
to figure out what we need for the next day. You usually print 2 days in
advance so you can be proactive with vendors and the DC.
- What day is the DC order placed? - -Either Monday or Tuesday and
typically arrives Monday morning
- Why do we count inventory daily? - -To allow us to keep track of what
products leave our shelves faster than others. This also allows us to ensure
we don't spend on product that we already have in house.
- How many terry towels come in a bundle? - -25
- How many shop towels come in a bundle? - -50
- How many aprons come in a bundle? - -10
- How many 1000ml soaps come in a box? - -8 per box
- How many sig series soaps come in a box? - -10 per box
- How many sig series air freshener come in a box? And a case? - -6 in a box
- 8 boxes per case
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